Can I use custom mail servers for my workspace app and still host my WordPress website on the domain

[Tunnyville]

Hello everyone, I want to use customs servers for calendar, doc, sheet, slides and I still want to be able to host my WordPress website with the same domain. Is it possible to achieve these? If it is possible how do I go about it?

[ivan23 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Your website will be using www.yourdomain.com and calendar, docs, sheets and slides will be using calendar.yourdomain.com, docs.yourdomain.com, sheets.yourdomain.com and slides.yourdomain.com.

All you need to do is to open your DNS and create new CNAME records for those apps:

calendar.yourdomain.com CNAME ghs.google.com
docs.yourdomain.com CNAME ghs.google.com
sheets.yourdomain.com CNAME ghs.google.com
slides.yourdomain.com CNAME ghs.google.com

[Tunnyville]

Thank you. Please I'll try it

[Tunnyville]

Hello @ivan23 

Thank you. I did that and it works. I have an observation though, When I type in the search bar, for example, calendar.mydomain.com it opens my calendar but the URL automatically changes to the Google name server. You would prefer it remains calender.mydomain.com, is this possible?

[StephenHind]

@Tunnyville no: any Google service you need to sign in to always uses the google.com domain to maintain security.

[Tunnyville]

WOW, that's understandable. Thank you, Sir

[edithsanchez]

i am also looking to solve this issue for mydifferencebetween if the given solution is working ? i want to try.

[AlanStainer]

You are also not limited to those exact names and choose whatever custom URLs you like.

[Tunnyville]

Sure, thanks

[ambadas5]

Log in to your DNS provider: Access the DNS management page through your domain registrar or hosting provider. This is typically done through the control panel or dashboard of your domain registrar.

Add CNAME Records: For each of the subdomains (calendar, docs, sheets, and slides), you need to create a CNAME record. A CNAME (Canonical Name) record maps the subdomain to the specific destination (in this case, Google's servers).

The following are the CNAME records you need to create:

Subdomain: calendar.yourdomain.com
Record type: CNAME
Points to: ghs.google.com

Subdomain: docs.yourdomain.com
Record type: CNAME
Points to: ghs.google.com

Subdomain: sheets.yourdomain.com
Record type: CNAME
Points to: ghs.google.com

Subdomain: slides.yourdomain.com
Record type: CNAME
Points to: ghs.google.com

Save the DNS Records: After entering the CNAME records, save or apply the changes in your DNS settings.

Allow Time for Propagation: DNS changes typically take some time to propagate across the internet, which can range from a few minutes to up to 48 hours. During this time, the changes will become active globally.